diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 872413f..b016e7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This is a work in progress, and is mostly a means for me to document my current
   1. Clone this repository somewhere on your local drive.
   2. [Install Ansible](http://docs.ansible.com/intro_installation.html).
   3. Run the command `$ ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.txt` inside this directory to install required Ansible roles.
-  3. Run `ansible-playbook main.yml --ask-sudo-pass` from the same directory as this README file.
+  3. Run `ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory --ask-sudo-pass` from the same directory as this README file.
 
 ## Included Applications / Configuration
 
diff --git a/inventory b/inventory
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dd74f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[localhost]
+127.0.0.1
diff --git a/main.yml b/main.yml
index 4424f64..97b52f7 100644
--- a/main.yml
+++ b/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- hosts: 127.0.0.1
+- hosts: localhost
   user: jgeerling
   connection: local